Paper-hanger&#39;s pedestal.



No 794.585. .PATBNTED JULY 11, 1905. J: R. BROWN.

PAPER HANGERS PEDESTAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 1. 1905.

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No. 794,585. PATENTEDJULY 11, 1905. J. R. BROWN.

PAPER HANGERS PEDESTAL.

APPLIOATION FILED HA3. 1, 1905.

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UNITED STATES Patented July 11, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

PAPER-HANGERS PEDESTAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,585, dated July 11, 1905.

Application filed March 1, 1905. Serial No. 247,875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN RICHARD BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yalesville, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Paper-Hangers Pedestals; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the figures of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and repreplied to the platform of a paper-hangers stage;

Fig. 2, a broken view, partly in elevation and partly in longitudinal section, of the joint in .the jointed upright; Fig. 3, a broken view,

partly in elevation and partly in vertical section, showing the swivel connection of the paper-holder with an adjustable rod telescopically mounted in the upper member of the upright, drawn on a slightly-enlarged scale and taken at 'a right angle to the device as shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4:, a view of the device shown as taken down and folded for transportation, the paper-holder and adjustable rod being removed; Fig. 5, abroken view taken at a right angle to Fig. 4 and showing the link in its relation to the upper and lower members of the upright when the device is taken down and folded for transportation; Fig. 6, a detached view of the paper-holder and adjustable rod as they appear when removed from the device, the paper-holder being collapsed and folded into the plane of the rod for convenience of transportation; Fig. 7 a plan View of the paper-holder partly expanded for use in paper-hanging; Fig. 8, a view of the paper-holder fully expanded for use in stenciling; Fig. 9, an edge view showing the paper holder expanded for stenciling and placed in a horizontal plane, as required for stenciling a ceiling, this view also showing by broken lines the location of the holder in a vertical plane, as required for stenciling a side wall; Fig. 10, a detailed view showing one of the stencil-grippers; Fig. 11, a plan view, on a reduced scale, of the panel, which may, if

desired, be fastened upon the paper-holder when the same is being used for paper-hanging; Fig. 12, an edge view of the table, showing the pivotal fingers by means of which it is connected with the paper-holder.

My invention relates to an improvement in appliances for use by paper-hangers and decorators, the object being to produce a simple,

efiective, and convenient device for use in papering ceilings and in stenciling ceilings and side walls.

With these ends in view my invention consists in a paper-hangers pedestal having certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In carrying out my invention as herein shown I employ a collapsible skeleton paperholder made on the principle of lazy-tongs and comprising a top bar 2, a corresponding bottom bar 3, and two pairs of side bars 4:, respectively having their outer ends pivoted to the ends of the said top and bottom bars and having their inner ends pivoted together, whereby the holder may be expanded into rectangular form or collapsed into a small compass or opened out into any size intermediate between its fully-collapsed and fullyexpanded forms. The said paper-holder is secured by a pivot 5, passing through the center of its bottom bar 3 to the outer end of a short folding arm 6, extending inward into the interior of the holder, as shown by full lines in Fig. 7 when the device is in use, but swung into line with the said lower bar, as shown by broken lines in the Fig. 8, when the device is taken down and folded. A swivel-eye 7, rigidly secured to and depending from the said folding arm 6, receives a horizontal stud 8, the outer end of which is threaded for the reception of a thumb-nut 9, by means of which the opposite face of the eye is crowded against the flat face 10 of a knob-like head 11, secured to the upper end of an adjusting-rod 12, the said head 10 having the stud 8 mounted in it. By loosening the thumb-nut 9 the swivel-eye 7 may be rocked upon the stud 8, so as to bring the paper-holder into any desired plane-as, for instance, into the horizontal plane in which it is shown in Fig. 1 or into the inclined planes in and 6 (indicated by the broken lines of the said figure) or into any other inclined plane or into the vertical plane indicated by the broken lines 0 in Fig. 9. The said rod 12 is adapted to be entered into and telescopically operated in the hollow upper member 13 of a jointed upright, which also comprises a lower-member 14, the adjacent ends of the said members 13 and 14 being united by a short link 15, which is held in line with the said members, so as to form a rigid joint by means of a sliding sleeve 16, knurled to enable it to be readily gripped by the hand of the user and moved lengthwise, as required. When the device is in use, the sleeve will, of course, be slipped over the link 15, as shown in Fig. 2; but when notin use the sleeve will be slipped one way or the other off the link, so as to allow the two members to be folded upon each other, as shown in Fig. 4. At its upper end the upper member 13 of the upright is furnished with a collar 17, provided with a set-screw 18, by means of which the rod 12 is held in any desired position of extension. At its lower end the lower member 14: of the upright is pivoted to a fixed head 19, located at the outer end of a horizontal arm 20, the inner end of which is furnished with a fixed head 21, receiving avertical screw-stud 22, on which the said arm turns and which secures itto the upper arm 23 of a clamp 24, furnished with a set-screw 25, by means of which the clamp is secured to the edge of the platform 26 of a paper-hangers or decorators stage. A foldingbrace 27, extending between the said horizontal arm 20 and the lower member 1 1 of the jointed upright, is pivoted at its lower end to a clip 28, rigidly secured to the said arm 20, while its upper end is pivoted to a clip 29, having a'set-screw 30 and mounted so as to slide on the said lower member 14, whereby the jointed upright may be held in its perpendicular position or at any such inclination therefrom as may best suit the conditions of work at any given time. Thus by lowering the clip 29 on the member 14: the upright may be brought into and held in the tilted position, (indicated by broken lines d in Fig. 1.) The said upright, composed of the members 13 and 14:, the telescoping rod 12, the arm 20, and the brace 27 combine to form a pedestal-frame adjustable as to height and swinging on a vertical axis, so as to cover a considerable range of work without the shifting of its clamp to a new position on the platform. If desired, I may place upon the said paper-holder a panel 31, made of a single piece of wood and furnished upon its lower face with four pivotal fingers 32, adapting it to be buttoned on, so to speak, to the top and bottom bars 2 and 3 of the paper-holder. It

is not necessary to use this panel; but if its imperforate surface is found more convenient in use than the open surface of the skeleton paper-holder it may be employed.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the paper-holder may be set in a horizontal position or that it may be tilted therefrom one way or the other, as desired, or even placed in a vertical position,as when it is used in stenciling side walls. It will also be understood that it may be raised or lowered or revolved by raising or lowering or revolving the rod 12 in the upper member 13 of the upright. It will be further understood that the jointed upright may be set in a perpendicular or in a variety of inclined positions and that it may be shifted in position by swinging its horizontal arm 20 upon the screw-stud 22 as upon a center. When being used by a paper-hanger, the device is adjusted according to the requirements of the particular job being doneas, for instance, with respect to the height of the room and the staging. The paper-hanger instead of supporting a long length of damp or wet paper by one hand while he applies it to the ceiling with the other hand or instead of having a helpersupport the paper arranges the device so that it is convenient for him to temporarily rest the paper upon the paper-holder, whereby the danger of tearing the paperis reduced to the minimum. Then'when he has one end of the paper applied or the paper under complete control it is easy for him to lift the paper above the support and push or kick the device so that it will swing out of his way.

When it is desired to use the device in doing side-wall stenciling, the paper-holder is extended to the maximum, as shown in Fig. 8, placed in the vertical plane, as shown by the broken lines 0 in Fig. 9, and a stencil (not shown) hung within it by means of stencilgrippers 32, as shown by Figs. 8 and 9. The device is now swung on its stud 22 to bring the stencil close to the side wall -to he stenciled, whereby the stencil is supported steadily while the decorator is at work, for which both of his hands are free, as he does not have to use either hand to hold the stencil in place, nor does he require the aid of any other helper than the device. On the other hand, if it is desired to stencil a ceiling the paper-holder is placed in a horizontal position, as shown by full lines in Fig. 9, and the stencil supported in it by the stencil-grippers 32 and two corresponding stencil-grippers 33 33 or some equivalent therefor. For overhead work the device will have to be adjusted to bring the stencil directly under that portion of the ceiling to be stenciled.

When the device is not in use, the paperholder is collapsed to its smallest compass and the rod 12 drawn out of the upper member 13 of the jointed upright, which is now folded upon itself by sliding the sleeve 16 away from the joint 15. The set-screw 30 is now turned to release the sliding clip 29, which permits the folded upright to be folded upon the horizontal arm 20, as shown by Fig. 4. The device is thus reduced to a compact form in which it may be easily carried from place to place by the user of it.

It is apparent that in carrying out my invention some changes from the construction herein shown may be made. I would therefore have it understood that do I not limit myself thereto, but hold myself at liberty to make such departures therefrom as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a paper-hangers pedestal, the combination with a clamp, of a horizontal arm having swivel connection therewith so as to swing on a vertical axis, an upright attached to the outer end of the arm, and a paper-holder adjustably connected with the upper end of the upright.

52. In a paper-hangers pedestal, the combination with a clamp, of a horizontal arm having swivel connection therewith so as to swing on a vertical axis, an upright pivotally attached to the outer end of the arm, a brace between the arm and the upright, and a paperholder adjustably connected with the upper end of the upright.

3. In a paper-hangers pedestal, the combination with a clamp, of a horizontal arm having swivel connection therewith so as to swing on a vertical axis, an upright attached to the outer end of the arm, a rod entered into the upper end of the upright in which it is adjustable, and a paper-holder adjustably connected to the outer end of the said rod.

i. In a paper-hangers pedestal, the combination with a clamp, of a horizontal arm swiveled thereto so as to swing on a vertical axis, a jointed upright pivotally attached to the outer end of the said arm, a folding brace between the said arm and upright, and a paperholder ad justably connected to the upper end of the said upright.

5. In a paperhangers pedestal, the combination with a clamp adapted to be applied to a platform, of a horizontal arm having its inner end swiveled to the said clamp so as to swing upon a vertical axis, an upright pivoted to the outer end of the said arm, a brace between the said arm and upright, a rod entered into the upper end of the upright in which it is adjustable, and a paper-holder adjustably connected to the upper end of the said rod.

6. In a paper-hangers pedestal, the combination with a frame, of means for swiveling the same to a platform so as to swing on a vertical axis, a collapsible paper-holder adjustably connected with the upper end of the said frame and stencil-grippers for the said paperholder.

7. In a paper-hangers pedestal, the combination with a frame, of means for swiveling the same to a platform so as to swing on a vertical axis, and a collapsible paper-holder adjustably connected with the upper end of the said frame and consisting of bars arranged and connected together on the principle of lazytongs.

8. In a paper-hangers pedestal, the combination with a clam p, of a frame having swivel connection with the said clamp so as to swing on a vertical axis, a collapsible paper-holder comprising a top bar, a corresponding bottom bar, two pairs of side bars respectively having their outer ends pivoted to the ends of the said top and bottom bars and having their inner ends pivoted together, whereby the said paperholder is rendered collapsible on the principle of lazy-tongs, and a short folding arm pivotally connected to the said lower bar of the paper-holder which it connects to the said frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN R. BROWN. Witnesses:

J. H. SHUMWAY, G. D. SEYMOUR. 

